EPTMLG Winter Arena to be PPV - Page 222
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Criticism is allowed. Undue flaming is not. Take a second to think your post through before you submit. Bans will be handed out. Should go without saying, but don't link restreams here either. | ||
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aruken
France348 Posts
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opaque
Russian Federation89 Posts
There are a ton of amazing games to be watched. | ||
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Ballack
Norway821 Posts
On February 26 2012 04:41 Fission wrote: As far as everybody else illegally accessing the stream goes - well, you're parasites. Thanks for ruining the industry for the rest of us who actually care. Erm I don't know how long it has been going on, but the first hour of each day was supposed to be free. Also, even if this is a mistake, MLG doesn't really lose on it. I don't believe anyone thought they were gonna be able to watch this tournament for free without going to a barcraft, so if some get free access now it will only increase the chance of them paying for the next one if they like what they see. Of course, it sucks for the people who bought the pass but.... | ||
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NSGrendel
United Kingdom235 Posts
They've guaranteed they'll never get another cent out of me. Hope it was worth it guys. | ||
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Rabbet
Canada404 Posts
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GumThief
Canada284 Posts
Love it   0.0326/.036*9.3 003 | ||
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Perseverance
Japan2800 Posts
On February 26 2012 06:40 NSGrendel wrote: I was dumb enough to try and support MLG by buying a gold membership. Imagine my joy to discover I can't watch this content. They've guaranteed they'll never get another cent out of me. Hope it was worth it guys. It's your loss... This is the best tournament I've watched, including the GSL. | ||
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bigbadgreen
United States142 Posts
Personally I didn't invest into MLG because I am a casual player and watcher. I don't have time to get my $20 worth out of it. Today for example I was able to watch the several rounds of the asus ROG. I of course had other things to do in between games and missed some parts of them but overall, ads and all, it was an enjoyable experience with top level games. I just don't have time to watch 3 days worth on content and don't feel like the cost is worth the time. To clarify I have a full time job, a house and a pregnant wife. If I get to game and or watch streams for several hours a week I feel lucky. I really think people are underestimating the amount of casuals there are that would love to support MLG but just can't justify it. By switching to a ppv model they have just cut off a large group of people. I can see this trickling down to live attendance as well. Good luck MLG, I'll be following results. | ||
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xShade
Canada52 Posts
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NSGrendel
United Kingdom235 Posts
On February 26 2012 06:51 Perseverance wrote: It's your loss... This is the best tournament I've watched, including the GSL. Actually it's their loss. It's not like you have to pay for content on the intarwebs. I just chose to. | ||
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CalmB4theStorm
62 Posts
First of all, this is wildly unpopular with fans in a sport where fan dedication is what keeps the sport alive (compare/contrast MLG and NASL). Second, it is poorly implemented, with workarounds being discovered immediately during the very first broadcast. Some of these workarounds are likely fixable, while others are not (restreams), showing that this model is likely not sustainable. On a subjective note, as a MLG gold member, I am highly disappointed that, having already paid money to MLG, I still can't watch their stuff. $20 for 20 hours of programming is seriously overpriced for this level of production (I love it, but this isn't Jurassic Park here), especially considering that there is STILL ad support. Also, the lack of a live audience completely dampens the excitement for me as a viewer. I love MLG and wish them good fortune, but I will not be renewing my MLG membership (I'm not sure what good it is anymore) and can't justify spending so much on one weekend of SC2. | ||
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CalmB4theStorm
62 Posts
On February 26 2012 06:54 bigbadgreen wrote: I just don't think sc2 is ready for the ppv model. I hope that MLG proves me wrong and it thrives because it's good for esports and tournaments to have a solid income. I however don't think it's the right time. I would think that any tournament would try to get as many viewers as possible to increase ad revenue. By being able to show past viewer numbers to companies you can ask for more money for ads. Or you can put the entire burden on the community because you feel that viewers are maxed out at this point. In effect they are cutting off casual viewers and hoping that diehards will support the scene. We'll have to wait to see how it pans out. Personally I didn't invest into MLG because I am a casual player and watcher. I don't have time to get my $20 worth out of it. Today for example I was able to watch the several rounds of the asus ROG. I of course had other things to do in between games and missed some parts of them but overall, ads and all, it was an enjoyable experience with top level games. I just don't have time to watch 3 days worth on content and don't feel like the cost is worth the time. To clarify I have a full time job, a house and a pregnant wife. If I get to game and or watch streams for several hours a week I feel lucky. I really think people are underestimating the amount of casuals there are that would love to support MLG but just can't justify it. By switching to a ppv model they have just cut off a large group of people. I can see this trickling down to live attendance as well. Good luck MLG, I'll be following results. Amen brother. | ||
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NSGrendel
United Kingdom235 Posts
To quote Patches Hoolihan, "it's like watching retards trying to fuck a doorknob". | ||
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shsaint
United States30 Posts
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ODKStevez
Ireland1225 Posts
On February 26 2012 06:51 Perseverance wrote: It's your loss... This is the best tournament I've watched, including the GSL. This is such an arrogant response. They at least should have given Gold Membership buyers a decent discount or access to this weekends games. It just seems like a kick in the gut and makes me want to pay less for anything they provide because it may not be what it seems. | ||
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dAPhREAk
Nauru12397 Posts
On February 26 2012 08:36 ODKStevez wrote: This is such an arrogant response. They at least should have given Gold Membership buyers a decent discount or access to this weekends games. It just seems like a kick in the gut and makes me want to pay less for anything they provide because it may not be what it seems. they gave gold members a 25% discount; silver members got jack shit. | ||
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MoooN1
Germany128 Posts
players playing in an empty room ? no crowd ? no emotions? well ill never pay for a shitty tournament like this | ||
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SupplyBlockedTV
Belgium313 Posts
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Meta
United States6225 Posts
On February 26 2012 09:09 Xenocide_EU wrote: Why can i watch all streams without paying? This is working for me too. The twitch.tv streams a and b seem to be free to watch for me... The other streams want me to subscribe though. Oh well Edit: Hopefully this doesn't count as "posting restreams" since they're the official streams on twitch. lol | ||
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standup
Australia1 Post
On February 26 2012 09:09 Xenocide_EU wrote: Why can i watch all streams without paying? I can watch every stream without paying aswell O.o Also decided to check (cause for some reason twitch doesn't want to say) that are 866 viewers watching the main mlg arena stream. | ||
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